ₒ [PDF]- Download A Fractured Mind: My Life with Multiple Personality Disorder ₡ Book By Robert B Oxnam ⃝

ₒ [PDF]- Download A Fractured Mind: My Life with Multiple Personality Disorder ₡ Book By Robert B Oxnam ⃝ In 1989, Robert B Oxnam, the successful China scholar and president of the Asia Society, faced up to what he thought was his biggest personal challenge alcoholism But this dependency masked a problem far serious Multiple Personality Disorder.At the peak of his professional career, after having led the Asia Society for nearly a decade, Oxnam was haunted by periodic blackouts and episodic rages After his family and friends intervened, Oxnam received help from a psychiatrist, Dr Jeffrey Smith, and entered a rehab center It wasn t until 1990 during a session with Dr Smith that the first of Oxnam s eleven alternate personalities an angry young boy named Tommy suddenly emerged With Dr Smith s help, Oxnam began the exhausting and fascinating process of uncovering his many personalities and the childhood trauma that caused his condition This is the powerful and moving story of one person s struggle with this terrifying illness The book includes an epilogue by Dr Smith in which he describes Robert s case, the treatment, and the nature of multiple personality disorder Robert s courage in facing his situation and overcoming his painful past makes for a dramatic and inspiring book.Robert B Oxnam is internationally recognized as an outstanding Asia specialist and dynamic speaker He often accompanies prominent Americans such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, former President George H W Bush and Barbara Bush as they seek in depth, firsthand knowledge of China For than a decade he was president of the Asia Society, which has headquarters in New York, across the United States, and throughout the Asia Pacific region He has hosted MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour specials on Asia He lives in New York with his wife, Vishakha Desai. A Fractured Mind: My Life with Multiple Personality Disorder